Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya is a public girls’ school located in Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. It was founded on 5 May 1915 and is considered as the oldest girls’ school in Nugegoda.



History

Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya was started as St John’s Mixes school with 14 pupils on May 5, 1915.[2]Initially it was a Christian Mission school and the first principal of the school was Rev. Fr. James Henry Wickramanayake.[3] In 1934, the mixes school was separated into Girls’ and Boys’ schools. The girls’ school was known as st John’s Girls’ School and boys’ school was known as St John’s boys’ college. The schools were under the church of SS Mary and John, Nugegoda.